2016-17 Women's Basketball
Roster
Ayoleka Sodade
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Holy Names Catholic
- Hometown:
- Windsor, ON, Canada
- Major:
- Health and human services
2018-19: Appeared in 20 games, averaging 5.3 minutes as a senior… Played 105 minutes while scoring 28 points and grabbing 19 rebounds, seven assists and nine steals… Scored a season-hihg seven points in 12 minutes in a win at Canisius (12/4)… Recorded six points, a rebound and two assists in eight minutes of work against Niagara (11/14)… Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in the season opener at Maryland Eastern Shore (11/11)... Earned academic All-MAC honors for the third straight season.
2017-18: Appeared in 19 games while averaging 4.9 minutes/game as a junior... played 93 minutes while scoring 16 points and grabbing 19 rebounds, seven assists and five steals... played a season-high 12 minutes while grabbing five rebounds and two steals in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (11/13)... scored a season-high four points and an assist in five minutes against Clemson (11/24)... collected two points, two rebounds and two assists across nine minutes in the win over UNLV (12/3)... earned academic All-MAC honors for the second straight season.
2016-17: Appeared in 20 games off the Buffalo bench while averaging 7.2 minutes/game... averaging 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds... netted a career-high eight points, two rebounds and an assist across a season-high 13 minutes vs. Miami (12/31)... grabbed a career-high five rebounds, four offensive, in the Bulls win over Akron (2/18)... scored four points and four rebounds in 12 minutes against Sacred Heart (11/26)... has grabbed a career-high 12 offensive rebounds while scoring a career-best 34 points on the year... earned academic All-MAC honors for the first time in her career.
2015-16: She appeared in 22 games while earning one start during her freshman season... she averaged 6.4 minutes of action per game while averaging 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds... had a career game in the MAC semifinals (3/12) as she finished with a career-best six points and four rebounds off the bench in the win... scored the game-winning bucket in the MAC semifinal game against Akron to secure the Bulls first MAC Championship appearance in program history (3/11)... notched 14 minutes and a career-high six points and four rebounds in the MAC Semifinal victory over Akron (3/11)... played a career-high 16 minutes and notched a career-best three steals and two points against Western Michigan (1/20)... made her collegiate debut against LIU Brooklyn (11/14) and grabbed two rebounds and recorded one steal... notched two points in three minutes of action in the Bulls NCAA Tournament loss to Ohio State (3/18)... she notched four or more points on four occasions.
High School: Attended Holy Names Catholic High School...played for coach Sean Culhane...a three-year captain for the Knights...named a first-team all-city all-star and league MVP as a senior averaging 16.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.8 steals per game...led her team to a 51-9 record over three seasons...was an all-star for the Windsor Valiants who compete in the JUEL of Ontario Provincial Basketball League...also participated in track & field for the Knights.
Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1997...daughter of Tunde and Bunmi Sodade...has brothers, Babayele and Babatumi...Babayele played for the MLS Seattle Sounders...majoring in exercise science...lists her favorite athlete as Kobe Bryant...favorite food is pasta...enjoys R&B music...favorite movie is Coach Carter and favorite TV show is Grey''s Anatomy...describes UB as a perfect fit academically and athletically...favorite things about UB are the beautiful campus, welcoming staff and great team...greatest athletic experience was representing Windsor in the International Children''s Games in track & field in Scotland...if she could go anywhere in the world, she''d visit Jamaica.
